Injury fears: Allardyce Bolton manager Sam Allardyce is facing the prospect of being without five players for the crucial Premiership match against Chelsea on Saturday. Kevin Nolan (ankle), Nicky Hunt (calf) and El-Hadji Diouf (hamstring) were all injured during the defeat by Reading on Saturday. In addition Tal Ben Haim (knee) and Abdoulaye Faye (groin) […]

Cesc Fabregas Cesc Fabregas netted his first goal since the Champions League qualifiers in August to get Arsenal back on track to finish in the top four of the Barclays Premiership with a 2-1 win over Bolton The Spanish teenager struck just 44 seconds after the restart as the Gunners had to once again come […]

Gary Speed Kevin Nolan scored his third goal in five games as Bolton continued their push for Europe with a 2-1 win over Fulham. Manager Sam Allardyce believes the club captain deserves a place in the England squad. Certainly on the evidence of this display the 24-year-old midfielder will have done his chances no harm […]

Joey Barton Joey Barton missed a glorious chance to snatch victory in a dismal game at the Reebok Stadium as Bolton and Manchester City were forced to settle for an uneventful goalless draw. Barton somehow poked into the side-netting from point-blank range in the 69th minute after Darius Vassell’s ball across the face of goal […]

Jussi Jaaskelainen has been lauded as a top goalkeeper equal to Chelsea’s Petr Cech and Manchester United’s Edwin Van der Sar. The tribute came from Bolton manager Sam Allardyce after seeing his Finland international save two penalties in two minutes. It meant they went on to secure a 1-0 victory against Blackburn at Ewood Park. […]